EP Plenary session - Russia’s disinformation and historical falsification to justify its war of aggression against Ukraine

EP Plenary session - Use of rape as weapon of war, in particular in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Sudan

EP Plenary session - Sustainable aviation fuels (ReFuelEU Aviation Initiative)

EP Plenary session.- Relations with Belarus

EP Plenary session - 2022 Report on Türkiye

EP Plenary session - Commission statement - Ukrainian grain exports after Russia's exit from the Black Sea Grain

EP Plenary session - Chile: 50 years since the murder of Allende and the Coup in Chile : democracy and sovereignty

Torch Handover with Slovak runners

EP Plenary session - Statement by the VPC/HR - New Agenda for Latin America and the Caribbean in the aftermath of the EU-CELAC Summit

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Dubravka ŠUICA, Vice-President of the European Commission

Angelo CIOCCA in the EP in Strasbourg

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Margaritis SCHINAS, European Commission Vice-President

EP Plenary session - Statement by the VPC/HR - Iran: one year after the murder of Jina Mahsa Amini

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Ylva JOHANSSON, European Commissioner for Home Affairs

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Oliver VARHELYI, European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement

Press conference on sustainable aviation fuels

EP Plenary session - Question Time with VPC/HR - Situation in West and Central Africa in the light of the recent coups d’états

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Laurence BOONE, French Secretary of State for European Affairs

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with 
 Hadja LAHBIB, Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Affairs, Foreign Trade and the Federal Cultural Institutions

Press conference on the revision of the renewable energy directive

Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament, and Tiemo WÖLKEN (S&D, DE), rapporteur on EU protection from strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs), hold a press conference on the draft directive on rules to protect journalists, activists, academics, artists and researchers against legal actions aimed at silencing them. The transcription is the result of an automatic process. Please, check against delivery.

Press conference by Roberta METSOLA, EP President, and by Tiemo WÖLKEN (S&D, DE), rapporteur on EU protection from strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs)

MEPs discuss and assess the outcome of the 29 - 30 June European Council during the plenary session. During the summit, Heads of State or government focused on the latest developments in Russia, its war of aggression against Ukraine and the EU’s continued support for the country, and on EU migration and asylum policy. They also discussed security and defence cooperation, the economic situation in the EU, as well as relations with China and the upcoming leaders’ meeting with Latin American and Caribbean states. Second part of MEPs debate.

Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 29-30 June 2023, in particular the recent developments in Ukraine and Russia: MEPs debate (part 2)

MEPs discuss and assess the outcome of the 29 - 30 June European Council during the plenary session. During the summit, Heads of State or government focused on the latest developments in Russia, its war of aggression against Ukraine and the EU’s continued support for the country, and on EU migration and asylum policy. They also discussed security and defence cooperation, the economic situation in the EU, as well as relations with China and the upcoming leaders’ meeting with Latin American and Caribbean states. First part of MEPs debate.

Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 29-30 June 2023, in particular the recent developments in Ukraine and Russia: MEPs debate (part 1)

The European Parliament takes a position on a European Commission proposal setting a legal obligation to restore degraded ecosystems across the EU in order to secure long-term provision of essential services for human wellbeing and support climate change mitigation and adaptation. There was no majority in favour of the proposed regulation as amended in the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI), responsible for the file, so the Committee hences table to plenary the proposal to reject the Commission’s proposal. Extracts from the debate during the plenary session in Strasbourg.

Nature restoration Law: extracts from the debate

MEPs welcome accession negotiations with Albania. In the 2022 draft report on Albania, MEPs welcome the country’s commitment to EU integration, and describe it as a reliable foreign policy partner and an important geopolitical ally. The accession negotiations with Albania were formally opened in July 2022. Closing by Olivér VÁRHELYI, European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement and by Isabel SANTOS (S&D, PT), Rapporteur

2022 Report on Albania: Closing by Olivér VÁRHELYI, European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement and by Isabel SANTOS (S&D, PT), Rapporteur

MEPs welcome accession negotiations with Albania. In the 2022 draft report on Albania, MEPs welcome the country’s commitment to EU integration, and describe it as a reliable foreign policy partner and an important geopolitical ally. The accession negotiations with Albania were formally opened in July 2022. MEPs debate

2022 Report on Albania: MEPs debate

MEPs welcome accession negotiations with Albania. In the 2022 draft report on Albania, MEPs welcome the country’s commitment to EU integration, and describe it as a reliable foreign policy partner and an important geopolitical ally. The accession negotiations with Albania were formally opened in July 2022. Opening statement by Isabel SANTOS (S&D, PT), Rapporteur, and by Olivér VÁRHELYI, European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement. The transcript is the result of an automated process. Please check against delivery

2022 Report on Albania: Opening statement by Isabel SANTOS (S&D, PT), Rapporteur, and by Olivér VÁRHELYI, European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement

MEPs debate the 2022 Report on Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) m by the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET). The report welcomes the European Council's decision to grant candidate status to BiH in the context of a changed geopolitical reality, on the understanding that a number of steps are taken to strengthen the country’s readiness for accession negotiations; reiterates its clear support for BiH’s EU integration, grounded in unity, sovereignty, and territorial integrity. The report also recognises the importance of the Western Balkans in the EU’s enlargement policy, and urges the EU to accelerate the accession process for BiH, based on its own merits. MEPs debate

2022 Report on Bosnia and Herzegovina: MEPs debate

MEPs debate the 2022 Report on Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) m by the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET). The report welcomes the European Council's decision to grant candidate status to BiH in the context of a changed geopolitical reality, on the understanding that a number of steps are taken to strengthen the country’s readiness for accession negotiations; reiterates its clear support for BiH’s EU integration, grounded in unity, sovereignty, and territorial integrity. The report also recognises the importance of the Western Balkans in the EU’s enlargement policy, and urges the EU to accelerate the accession process for BiH, based on its own merits. Closing by Olivér VÁRHELYI, European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement and by Paulo RANGEL (EPP, PT)

2022 Report on Bosnia and Herzegovina: Closing by Olivér VÁRHELYI, European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement and by Paulo RANGEL (EPP, PT)

The MEPs hold a debate in regards to the EU relations with the Palestinian Authority to reiterate the EU’s unwavering support for the two-state solution, as the only viable solution to the conflict, with the state of Israel and the state of Palestine living democratically side by side in peace, complete with guaranteed security, mutual recognition under the 1967 borders, mutually agreed-upon equivalent land swaps and Jerusalem as the capital of both states, based on the parameters in the Council conclusions of July 2014. Opening statement by Evin INCIR (S&D, SE), Rapporteur, and by Jutta URPILAINEN, European Commissioner for International Partnerships Commission. The transcript is the result of an automated process. Please check against delivery

Relations with the Palestinian Authority: Opening statement by Evin INCIR (S&D, SE), Rapporteur, and by by Jutta URPILAINEN, European Commissioner for International Partnerships

Extracts from the debate on EU's relations with the Palestinian Authority during the plenary session in Strasbourg. The EU has a long-standing commitment to the vision of an independent and sovereign state of Palestine, living side by side with Israel in peace and security. The EU is workingwith the PA to build up the institutions of a future democratic, independent and viable Palestinian State. The draft recommendation adopted by the Foreign Affairs Committee (AFET) on 27 June 2023 reiterates the European Parliament's longstanding support for the official EU position on the two-state solution.

Relations with the Palestinian Authority: extracts from the debate

The MEPs hold a debate in regards to the EU relations with the Palestinian Authority to reiterate the EU’s unwavering support for the two-state solution, as the only viable solution to the conflict, with the state of Israel and the state of Palestine living democratically side by side in peace, complete with guaranteed security, mutual recognition under the 1967 borders, mutually agreed-upon equivalent land swaps and Jerusalem as the capital of both states, based on the parameters in the Council conclusions of July 2014. MEPs debate

Relations with the Palestinian Authority: MEPs debate

Petar VITANOV (S&D, BG), rapporteur and Jörgen WARBORN (EPP, SE) hold a press conference on alternative fuels infrastructure and sustainable maritime fuels, after the vote on the new rules on alternative fuels infrastructure, agreed by Council and Parliament negotiators in March 2023 which seek to expand the deployment of recharging or alternative refueling stations for cars, trucks or planes, to reduce emissions in the transport sector. The transcript is the result of an automated process. Please check against delivery.

Press conference by Petar VITANOV (S&D, BG), rapporteur and Jörgen WARBORN (EPP, SE) on alternative fuels infrastructure and sustainable maritime fuels

The 2023 Rule of Law Report, including its 27 country chapters, examines developments across all Member States, both positive and negative, in four key areas for the rule of law: the justice system, the anti-corruption framework, media pluralism and freedom, and other institutional issues related to checks and balances. The country chapters, which rely on a qualitative assessment carried out by the Commission, analyse new developments since the previous Report and the follow-up to the challenges and developments identified in the 2022 edition. Closing statements by Didier REYNDERS, European Commissioner for Justice and by Pascual NAVARRO RÍOS, Spanish Secretary of State for the European Union.

2023 Annual Rule of law report: closing statements by Didier REYNDERS, European Commissioner for Justice and by Pascual NAVARRO RÍOS, Spanish Secretary of State for the European Union

The 2023 Rule of Law Report, including its 27 country chapters, examines developments across all Member States, both positive and negative, in four key areas for the rule of law: the justice system, the anti-corruption framework, media pluralism and freedom, and other institutional issues related to checks and balances. The country chapters, which rely on a qualitative assessment carried out by the Commission, analyse new developments since the previous Report and the follow-up to the challenges and developments identified in the 2022 edition.

2023 Annual Rule of law report: MEPs debate

Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ (S&D, ES), President of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) of the European Parliament holds a press briefing on the priorities of S&D during this plenary week.

Press conference by Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ (S&D, ES), S&D Group Leader - S&D press briefing

The 2023 Rule of Law Report, including its 27 country chapters, examines developments across all Member States, both positive and negative, in four key areas for the rule of law: the justice system, the anti-corruption framework, media pluralism and freedom, and other institutional issues related to checks and balances. The country chapters, which rely on a qualitative assessment carried out by the Commission, analyse new developments since the previous Report and the follow-up to the challenges and developments identified in the 2022 edition. opening statements by Didier REYNDERS, European Commissioner for Justice and by Pascual NAVARRO RÍOS, Spanish Secretary of State for the European Union. The transcript is the result of an automated process. Please check against delivery.

2023 Annual Rule of law report: opening statements by Didier REYNDERS, European Commissioner for Justice and by Pascual NAVARRO RÍOS, Spanish Secretary of State for the European Union

MEPs debate on their position on rules to protect journalists, activists, academics, artists and researchers against legal actions aimed at silencing them. The draft directive provides minimum standards of protection from lawsuits against public participation (SLAPP) in the EU through early dismissal of these cases, obliging the claimant to cover the costs of proceedings and not recognising third country judgements. The rules should apply in cross-border cases when the claimant and defendant are not based in the same country as the court or when the case is relevant to more than one member state and the disputed work can be accessed electronically. MEPs are also set to call on member states to ensure that SLAPP victims get legal, financial and psychological assistance. Extracts from the debate (10/07) and from the vote, statement by Tiemo WÖLKEN (S&D, DE), Rapporteur.

Protecting journalists and activists against abusive lawsuits: extracts from the debate (10/07) and from the vote, statement by Tiemo WÖLKEN (S&D, DE), Rapporteur

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